CN207558917U - A kind of more battery core reshaping devices - Google Patents

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CN207558917U
CN207558917U CN201721833622.8U CN201721833622U CN207558917U CN 207558917 U CN207558917 U CN 207558917U CN 201721833622 U CN201721833622 U CN 201721833622U CN 207558917 U CN207558917 U CN 207558917U
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袁勇军
郭庆明
马骏
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The utility model is related to a kind of more battery core reshaping devices, including movable frame, are equipped with the identical cell polar ear reshaping device of multiple structures side by side on movable frame;Cell polar ear reshaping device include upper holder, lower fixed frame, horizontal mounting plate, mounted on horizontal mounting plate front upper and lower ends upper whole L-shaped knife and under whole L-shaped knife, mounted on vertically-mounted back upper and lower ends lower air cylinder rising cylinder;The micro actuator for adjusting lower fixed frame position is provided in the rear end of lower fixed frame and the installation place of movable frame.The utility model can be carried out at the same time shaping to the lug of multiple battery cores, also can carry out shaping, simple in structure, versatile, high degree of automation to the lug of single battery core;Pass through the position of the micro actuator adjusting cell polar ear reshaping device in setting simultaneously so that the shaping of multiple cell polar ears is more accurate, multiple battery cores of the battery pack encapsulated is needed to reach high-precision matching, the battery pack performance of production is more preferable, longer life expectancy.

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A kind of more battery core reshaping devices
Technical field
The utility model is related to cell polar ear shaping technique field, more particularly to a kind of more battery core reshaping devices.
Background technology
With the rapid development of social economy, electric bicycle, battery-operated motor cycle, various electronic equipments, electronic toy with And unmanned plane etc. greatly enriches the material and cultural life of people, to people’s lives bring just with amusement profit, therefore, to it The battery pack of power source is provided because high with energy density, shape standard, it is environmentally friendly the features such as, have the extremely wide market empty Between, favored by consumers in general.At present, most of power battery packs are generally by the way of more piece battery core parallel connection and serial connection Expand the capacity of battery, improve the voltage of battery.Wherein, when the specification of multiple battery cores is consistent, when matching degree is higher, battery pack Performance reach best;Therefore, in battery core processing technology, especially to the processing of cutting of cell polar ear, to zero of battery core Part precision integration degree is higher and higher, and Automated assembly degree is also higher and higher, and at present in battery core production process, for The shaping of cell polar ear is typically primary only to the progress shaping processing of the lug of monolithic battery core, inefficiency, and cannot be guaranteed electricity The precision of multiple battery cores of Chi Bao is consistent, and the battery pack performance after encapsulating in this way is not fine, influences the whole longevity of battery pack Life, meanwhile, which also can there are security risks as the tool of power source.
Invention content
The utility model is to overcome the shortcomings of described in the above-mentioned prior art, provides a kind of more battery core reshaping devices.
In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution of the utility model is as follows:
A kind of more battery core reshaping devices including movable frame, are equipped with multiple structures side by side on the movable frame Identical cell polar ear reshaping device;The cell polar ear reshaping device includes upper holder, lower fixed frame, is vertically mounted on Horizontal mounting plate between fixed frame and lower fixed frame, the upper whole L-shaped knife mounted on horizontal mounting plate front upper and lower ends With under whole L-shaped knife, the upper whole L-shaped knife is controlled to move up and down down mounted on the vertically-mounted back upper and lower ends to calm the anger The rising cylinder that whole L-shaped knife moves up and down under cylinder and control are described;In the installation of the lower fixed frame and the movable frame The rear end at place is provided with the micro actuator for adjusting the lower fixed frame position.
Further, as optimal technical scheme, the horizontal mounting plate is located at fixed frame and lower fixed frame Front end;A upright slide rail structure is provided in the horizontal mounting plate front, the upper whole L-shaped knife is slided by the first mounting base In the horizontal mounting plate, whole L-shaped knife is slidably mounted on by the second mounting base in the horizontal mounting plate under described; The upper whole L-shaped knife and it is described under whole L-shaped knife shift to install.
Further, as optimal technical scheme, first mounting base includes starting stave and mounted on described first The first level plate of riser upper end, the starting stave are slidably mounted in the upright slide rail structure, the first level plate Equipped with the first notch that the upright slide rail structure passes through, first level plate is equipped in the upper end both sides of the horizontal mounting plate The first limiting slot that two-arm passes through;Second mounting base include the second riser and mounted on the second riser lower end second Level board, second riser are slidably mounted in the upright slide rail structure, and second level board is equipped with the vertical cunning The second notch that rail structure passes through is equipped with the two-arm of the second level board passes through second in the lower end both sides of the horizontal mounting plate Limiting slot.
Further, as optimal technical scheme, upper whole L-shaped knife limiting section is equipped in fixed frame, described Whole L-shaped knife limiting section is equipped with down in lower fixed frame.
Further, as optimal technical scheme, the movable frame includes mounting base, is slidably mounted on the peace Fill the first level installing plate on bottom plate and the second horizontal mounting plate being fixedly mounted on the first level installing plate.
Further, as optimal technical scheme, the micro actuator is fixedly mounted on second water by a mounting base The rear end of safety loading board, the micro actuator are used to adjust position of the lower fixed frame on second horizontal mounting plate.
Further, as optimal technical scheme, in the mounting base upper surface, opposite sides is provided with slide track component, Rear end is provided with limiting groove among the mounting base upper surface, and the limiting groove is parallel with the slide track component to be set It puts;Limited block is provided at both ends among the mounting base upper surface;At the first level installing plate lower surface both ends The slide block assembly to match with the slide track component is provided with, rear end is provided among the first level installing plate lower surface With the corresponding postive stop baffle of the limiting groove.
Further, as optimal technical scheme, the driving first level peace is provided with below the mounting base The air cylinder structure that loading board is slided on the mounting base.
Further, as optimal technical scheme, fixed frame includes being mounted in the vertically-mounted back First frame and the upper horizontal mounting plate on first frame at end;The lower fixed frame is mounted on the vertical peace Second frame of loading board back side lower end and the lower horizontal mounting plate under second frame;The micro actuator is located at described Lower horizontal mounting plate rear end.
Further, as optimal technical scheme, the cell polar ear reshaping device is at least 2
Compared with prior art, the advantageous effect of technical solutions of the utility model is:
More battery core reshaping devices of the utility model, can be according to the quantity of the battery core packaged by battery pack to multiple battery cores Lug is carried out at the same time shaping, also can carry out shaping, simple in structure, versatile, high degree of automation to the lug of single battery core; Simultaneously the utility model be additionally provided with limitation upper whole L-shaped knife and under whole L-shaped cutter position limiting section and micro actuator, so as to adjust Position of the position and cell polar ear reshaping device of upper whole L-shaped knife whole L-shaped knife under on movable frame so that Duo Ge electricity The shaping of core lug is more accurate, and multiple battery cores of the battery pack encapsulated is needed to reach high-precision matching, the battery pack of production Performance is more preferable, longer life expectancy.
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Fig. 1 is the utility model structure chart.
Fig. 2 is the utility model structure chart.
Wherein, upper holder 11, the first frame are 111, upper horizontal mounting plate is 112, lower fixed frame 12, the second frame Frame is 121, lower horizontal mounting plate is 122, horizontal mounting plate 13, upright slide rail structure are that the 131, first limiting slot is 132, Two limiting slots are 133, upper whole L-shaped knife is 14, lower air cylinder 141, the first mounting base are 142, starting stave 1421, first Level board is 1422, upper whole L-shaped knife limiting section is 143, under whole L-shaped knife be 15, to rise cylinder be that the 151, second mounting base is 152nd, the second riser be the 1521, second level board be 1522, under whole L-shaped knife limiting section be 153, micro actuator 161, mounting base are 162nd, mounting base 21, air cylinder structure 211, limiting groove 212, slide track component 213, limited block 214, first Horizontal mounting plate be the 22, second horizontal mounting plate be 23, slide block assembly 221, postive stop baffle 222.
The attached figures are only used for illustrative purposes and cannot be understood as limitating the patent;It is attached in order to more preferably illustrate the present embodiment Scheme certain components to have omission, zoom in or out, do not represent the size of actual product;To those skilled in the art, The omitting of some known structures and their instructions in the attached drawings are understandable;The same or similar label corresponds to same or similar Component;The terms describing the positional relationship in the drawings are only for illustration, it is impossible to be interpreted as the limitation to this patent.
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The preferred embodiment of the utility model is described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, so that the advantages of the utility model It is more easy to be readily appreciated by one skilled in the art with feature, so as to make the scope of protection of the utility model apparent define.
Embodiment 1
A kind of more battery core reshaping devices of the utility model, as depicted in figs. 1 and 2:Including movable frame, pacify in activity It shelves and is equipped with the identical cell polar ear reshaping device of at least two structure side by side;The cell polar ear reshaping device includes upper fixation Frame 11, lower fixed frame 12, the horizontal mounting plate 13 being vertically mounted between upper holder 11 and lower fixed frame 12, mounted on vertical The upper whole L-shaped knife 14 of the positive upper and lower ends of installing plate 13 and under whole L-shaped knife 15, mounted on 13 back side upper and lower ends of horizontal mounting plate The rising cylinder 151 that the lower air cylinder 141 that whole L-shaped knife 14 moves up and down in control is moved up and down with whole L-shaped knife 15 under control; The rear end of lower fixed frame 12 and the installation place of movable frame is provided with the micro actuator 161 for adjusting 12 position of lower fixed frame;Simultaneously Upper whole L-shaped knife limiting section 143, whole L-shaped knife limiting section 153 under being equipped in lower fixed frame 12 are equipped in upper holder 11.
The utility model by the upper whole L-shaped knife limiting section 143 of setting, can individually distinguish by the whole L-shaped knife limiting section 153 under Its position is also adjusted in whole L-shaped knife 14 relative position of whole L-shaped knife 15 under in limitation so that shaping is more accurate, and quality is more It is good, while the integral position of single cell polar ear reshaping device, the multiple battery core poles made are adjusted by the micro actuator 161 of setting The position of ear reshaping device is completely the same, so that the cell polar ear high-precision of multiple cell polar ear reshaping device institutes shaping Match, reach the package requirements of battery pack.
The horizontal mounting plate 13 of the utility model is located at the front end of upper holder 11 and lower fixed frame 12;In horizontal mounting plate 13 fronts are provided with a upright slide rail structure 131, and upper whole L-shaped knife 14 is slidably mounted on vertically-mounted by the first mounting base 142 On plate 13, under whole L-shaped knife 15 be slidably mounted in horizontal mounting plate 13 by the second mounting base 152;And upper whole L-shaped knife 14 is under Whole L-shaped knife 15 shifts to install;Wherein, the first mounting base 142 includes starting stave 1421 and mounted on 1421 upper end of starting stave First level plate 1422, starting stave 1421 is slidably mounted in upright slide rail structure 131, and first level plate 1422 is equipped with perpendicular The first notch that straight rail structure 131 passes through is equipped with the two-arm of first level plate 1422 in the upper end both sides of horizontal mounting plate 13 The first limiting slot 132 passed through;Second mounting base 152 include the second riser 1521 and mounted on 1521 lower end of the second riser the Two level boards 1522, the second riser 1521 are slidably mounted in upright slide rail structure 131, and the second level board 1522 is equipped with vertical sliding The second notch that rail structure 131 passes through, the two-arm that the second level board 1522 is equipped in the lower end both sides of horizontal mounting plate 13 pass through The second limiting slot 133.By in the horizontal mounting plate limiting slot that both sides are set about 13 and the first mounting base 142 and the second peace Fill the upper whole L-shaped knife 14 of two-arm cooperation limitation whole L-shaped knife 15 under of 1422 and second level board 1522 of first level plate of seat 152 The distance moved up and down, so as to control the shaping quality of cell polar ear and efficiency, make it have higher shaping efficiency.
The upper holder 11 of the utility model includes the first frame 111 and peace mounted on 13 back side upper end of horizontal mounting plate Upper horizontal mounting plate 112 on the first frame 111;Lower fixed frame 12 is mounted on the second of 13 back side lower end of horizontal mounting plate Frame 121 and the lower horizontal mounting plate 122 under the second frame 121;Micro actuator 161 is located in lower horizontal mounting plate 122 Rear end;Movable frame includes mounting base 21, the first level installing plate 22 being slidably mounted on mounting base 21 and fixes The second horizontal mounting plate 23 on first level installing plate 22;Micro actuator 161 is mounted on second by a mounting base 162 The rear end of horizontal mounting plate 23, mounting base 162 are fixedly mounted on the rear end of the second horizontal mounting plate 23;The utility model passes through The micro actuator 161 of setting adjusts lower position of the horizontal mounting plate 122 on the second horizontal mounting plate 23, so as to adjust lower fixed frame 12 position on the second horizontal mounting plate 23 is to adjust position of the corresponding cell polar ear reshaping device on movable frame.
The upper surface opposite sides of the mounting base 21 of the utility model is provided with slide track component 213, in mounting base 21 Rear end is provided with limiting groove 212 among upper surface, and limiting groove 212 is arranged in parallel with slide track component 213;In mounting base 21 Limited block 214 is provided at both ends among upper surface;It is provided at both ends in 22 lower surface of first level installing plate and slide track component 213 slide block assemblies 221 to match, rear end is provided with and 212 phase of limiting groove among 22 lower surface of first level installing plate Corresponding postive stop baffle 222;Driving first level installing plate 22 is provided with below mounting base 21 simultaneously in mounting base 21 The air cylinder structure 211 of upper slip.
The movable frame of the utility model drives first level installing plate 22 by the air cylinder structure 211 set below It is moved forward and backward along slide track component 213, while cell polar ear reshaping device is adjusted in movable frame by the micro actuator 161 of setting On position, by the lower air cylinder 141 of setting and rise the upper whole L-shaped knife 14 of the driving of cylinder 151 and under move down on whole L-shaped knife 15 It is dynamic, complete the whole L-shaped work of cell polar ear;And more battery core cutting mechanisms of the utility model, it can be according to packaged by battery pack The quantity of battery core is carried out at the same time the lug of multiple battery cores and cuts, and shaping can be also carried out to the lug of single battery core, simple in structure, It is versatile, high degree of automation;Simultaneously by the limiting section and micro actuator of setting, so as to come adjust upper whole L-shaped knife and under whole L Position of the position and cell polar ear reshaping device of shape knife on movable frame so that the shaping of multiple cell polar ears is more Accurately, multiple battery cores of the battery pack encapsulated is needed to reach high-precision matching, the battery pack performance of production is more preferable, and the service life is more It is long.
Obviously, above-described embodiment of the utility model is only intended to clearly illustrate the utility model example, and It is not the restriction to the embodiment of the utility model.For those of ordinary skill in the art, in above description On the basis of can also make other variations or changes in different ways.There is no need and unable to give all embodiments It is exhaustive.All any modification, equivalent and improvement made within the spirit and principles of the present invention etc., should be included in Within the protection domain of the utility model claims.

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1. a kind of more battery core reshaping devices, which is characterized in that including movable frame, be equipped with side by side on the movable frame The identical cell polar ear reshaping device of multiple structures;The cell polar ear reshaping device includes upper holder(11), lower fixed frame (12), be vertically mounted on upper holder(11)And lower fixed frame(12)Between horizontal mounting plate(13), mounted on described vertical Installing plate(13)The upper whole L-shaped knife of positive upper and lower ends(14)The whole L-shaped knife under(15), mounted on the horizontal mounting plate(13) Back side upper and lower ends control the upper whole L-shaped knife(14)The lower air cylinder moved up and down(141)With control it is described under whole L-shaped knife (15)The rising cylinder moved up and down(151);In the lower fixed frame(12)With the rear end of the installation place of the movable frame It is provided with and adjusts the lower fixed frame(12)The micro actuator of position(161).
A kind of 2. more battery core reshaping devices according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the horizontal mounting plate(13)It is located at Fixed frame(11)And lower fixed frame(12)Front end;In the horizontal mounting plate(13)Front is provided with a upright slide rail Structure(131), the upper whole L-shaped knife(14)Pass through the first mounting base(142)It is slidably mounted on the horizontal mounting plate(13)On, Whole L-shaped knife under described(15)Pass through the second mounting base(152)It is slidably mounted on the horizontal mounting plate(13)On;The upper whole L Shape knife(14)With it is described under whole L-shaped knife(15)It shifts to install.
A kind of 3. more battery core reshaping devices according to claim 2, which is characterized in that first mounting base(142)Packet Include starting stave(1421)With mounted on the starting stave(1421)The first level plate of upper end(1422), the starting stave (1421)It is slidably mounted on the upright slide rail structure(131)On, the first level plate(1422)Equipped with the upright slide rail Structure(131)The first notch passed through, in the horizontal mounting plate(13)Upper end both sides be equipped with first level plate(1422)'s The first limiting slot that two-arm passes through(132);Second mounting base(152)Including the second riser(1521)With mounted on described Two risers(1521)Second level board of lower end(1522), second riser(1521)It is slidably mounted on the upright slide rail knot Structure(131)On, second level board(1522)Equipped with the upright slide rail structure(131)The second notch passed through, described Horizontal mounting plate(13)Lower end both sides be equipped with the second level board(1522)The second limiting slot for passing through of two-arm(133).
4. a kind of more battery core reshaping devices according to claim 1, which is characterized in that in fixed frame(11)In set There is upper whole L-shaped knife limiting section(143), in the lower fixed frame(12)In be equipped with down whole L-shaped knife limiting section(153).
5. a kind of more battery core reshaping devices according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the movable frame includes installation Bottom plate(21), be slidably mounted on the mounting base(21)On first level installing plate(22)Be fixedly mounted on described first Horizontal mounting plate(22)On the second horizontal mounting plate(23).
A kind of 6. more battery core reshaping devices according to claim 5, which is characterized in that the micro actuator(161)Pass through one Mounting base(162)It is fixedly mounted on second horizontal mounting plate(23)Rear end, the micro actuator(161)It is described for adjusting Lower fixed frame(12)In second horizontal mounting plate(23)On position.
7. a kind of more battery core reshaping devices according to claim 5, which is characterized in that in the mounting base(21)Upper table Face opposite sides is provided with slide track component(213), in the mounting base(21)Rear end is provided with limiting groove among upper surface (212), the limiting groove(212)With the slide track component(213)It is arranged in parallel;In the mounting base(21)In upper surface Between be provided at both ends with limited block(214);In the first level installing plate(22)Lower surface is provided at both ends with and the sliding rail Component(213)The slide block assembly to match(221), in the first level installing plate(22)Among lower surface rear end be provided with The limiting groove(212)Corresponding postive stop baffle(222).
8. a kind of more battery core reshaping devices according to claim 7, which is characterized in that in the mounting base(21)Lower section It is provided with the driving first level installing plate(22)In the mounting base(21)The air cylinder structure of upper slip(211).
A kind of 9. more battery core reshaping devices according to claim 1, which is characterized in that fixed frame(11)Including peace Mounted in the horizontal mounting plate(13)First frame of back side upper end(111)With mounted on first frame(111)On it is upper Horizontal mounting plate(112);The lower fixed frame(12)Mounted on the horizontal mounting plate(13)Second frame of back side lower end (121)With mounted on second frame(121)Under lower horizontal mounting plate(122);The micro actuator(161)Under described Horizontal mounting plate(122)Rear end.
A kind of 10. more battery core reshaping devices according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the cell polar ear reshaping device At least 2.
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